 | |  | Dear Friend,
Are you ready for a new way to grow your own fresh, delicious vegetables, herbs, and more?
An easier way that works, no matter how little space or time you have?
A prettier way that leaves behind boring, messy vegetable gardens and combines beauty with bounty to transform your outdoor space into a stunning showpiece?
A more affordable way that shows you how to recycle, reuse, and repurpose and offers innovative ideas for saving big on materials?
Edible Spots & Pots brings you all these good things and more! Inside you'll find amazing new ideas for growing a startling bounty of veggies, herbs, and edible flowers in the most limited spaces. This new style blends foolproof garden practices with creative techniques, new ideas, and gorgeous looks. And, best of all, you can have the garden of your dreams, even if you've always thought you had too little space, the wrong space, or even no space. |  |  |
Using the breakthrough techniques, inspiring projects, and clever tips in Edible Spots & Pots, you can have even more beautiful displays and bumper-crop yields than traditional gardeners — without all the time and work! | |  | No heavy digging or cultivating!
| | Every plant gets the perfect soil, light, and water for maximum results!
| | Minimum pests and diseases (and minimum time spent fighting them)!
| | No stooping, kneeling, or bending necessary!
| | Weeds? What weeds? You'll hardly see them when you garden plot-free!
| | Get a head start (and a late checkout) on the growing season!
| | You won't even get as dirty working with your out-of-the-ground garden (so you can sneak in a few minutes of gardening anytime)! | |
Plus, Edible Spots & Pots reveals dozens of "thriller + filler + spiller" recipes that show you exactly which yummy edibles mix and match best — based on the size and position of your containers or raised beds — and give you more crops and more fun with less work, time, and resources than conventional gardening!
| | If you've always thought you didn't have the right space or a good place to garden, Edible Spots & Pots has what it takes to change your mind — including loads of quick and clever projects that are sure to open your eyes to fun new ways to grow! Choose the pretty bean archway, the towering stacked pot planter, the appealing copper trellis, or one of the many other fast and easy garden projects for enjoying your gorgeous plot-free garden! |  | |  | | |  | | Evict slugs early! Get ahead by deploying the surefire tricks mentioned on page 101, starting at this surprising time of year — and enjoy a slug-free summer!
Tomatoes on your doorstep! Pick yourself a juicy, delicious bounty just steps from your kitchen, with the foolproof container varieties and growing secrets on page 249. | | |  | | S-t-r-e-t-c-h your soil to save money, improve drainage, and increase yields with the "bulking up" secrets on page 18. (And learn why popular DIY filler "solutions," like packing peanuts, can actually harm your plants!)
Easy on the back and the eyes! Forget about tiresome stooping and bending with the inventive idea for easy raised beds on page 50 — it looks great, too! | | |  | | Embrace your dark side!
Don't let less-than-ideal light stop you from growing a bounty of delicious veggies — put your shady areas to work with the tips on page 17!
Get pumped for pumpkins! Yes — you can grow pumpkins in tiny spaces. For expert advice on the varieties sure to yield the most in the least amount of room, see page 212. | | |  | | | |
